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OU women's basketball coach Sherri Coale says 'environment that is inclusive for all' is the goal

NORMAN — This offseason was a learning experience for OU women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale.

She watched — and listened — as several of her former players posted on social media about their experiences in the program, alleging racial insensitivity or outright racism.

Coale spoke Wednesday about the lessons she took from those allegations.

“As a program, what we strive to do is create an environment that is healthy and instructional for all,” Coale said. “And when we have missed that point we want to go back and address that and try to do that better and try to learn from that as we move forward.